Crime & Safety
'Don't Pokémon Go and Drive,' Plymouth Police Warn
"Don't Pokémon Go and drive," Plymouth police warned.
PLYMOUTH, MA — It should go without saying, but following headline after headline of car crashes involving Pokémon Go, Plymouth police said it:
"Don't Pokémon Go and drive."
Don't text and drive, don't Pokemon Go and drive, and watch the road when your drive. https://t.co/2CTTunmPwd
— Plymouth Police Dept (@Plymouth_Police) July 20, 2016
Police referred to a recent video from Baltimore, Maryland showing a driver crashing into a police car as he played Pokémon Go:
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"That's what I get for playing this dumb ... game," the driver told police.
Pokémon Go has become the most popular game on the planet—and while game makers urge drivers to never play while driving, that obviously hasn't stopped some.
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